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Move To Pull Consumer Protection Rule Heightens Debate Over Payday Lending

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One of Kathy Kraninger’s first moves as CFPB chief was to move to rescind a rule that would put restrictions on payday lending. Now she’ll face questions from the House Financial Services Committee.

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Cory Booker Promises To Bring America Together. But How?

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In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, the Democratic presidential candidate explains why he thinks consensus around generally progressive ideas and “courageous empathy” are viable goals in 2020.

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‘Jeopardy!’ Host Alex Trebek Says He Has Pancreatic Cancer

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Pancreatic cancer has low survival rates, but Trebek stayed positive and joked about his three-year hosting obligation under his contract.

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The acting secretary of the interior says the gray wolf’s recovery is a “great conservation success.” But conservation groups say that without protections, wolf numbers will plummet.

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FDA Says It Found Asbestos In Makeup At Claire’s

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The retailer, which markets products to young women, says its products are safe and says the test results “show significant errors.” Other independent testers also found asbestos in the products.

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Facebook Promises More Private And Self-Destructing Messages

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CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pledging users more enhanced privacy and other features when it comes to private messages. Skeptics say Facebook is solidifying power, in the guise of user service.

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Arizona Sen. Martha McSally Says She Was Raped While In The Air Force

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The Arizona Republican said she did not report the assault because “I didn’t trust the system at the time.” The revelation came during a hearing on sexual assault in the military.

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Former Top Aide To Canada’s Trudeau Pushes Back Amid Brewing Political Scandal

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The prime minister is facing accusations that he and his advisers tried to intervene inappropriately in a criminal prosecution of a powerful firm hailing from Trudeau’s home city of Montréal.

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U.S. Journalist Released After Detainment By Venezuelan Authorities

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Cody Weddle, who has been covering the political unrest of President Nicolás Maduro’s administration, will soon be deported to the U.S. after spending more than 12 hours in custody.

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Bill Raising Federal Minimum Wage To $15 Heads To U.S. House Floor

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It’s the Democrats’ latest attempt to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 by 2024. Amazon and several presidential candidates support the bill, though it faces high hurdles in the Senate.

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Uber Not Criminally Liable In Death Of Woman Hit By Self-Driving Car, Prosecutor Says

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The woman was walking a bicycle across the road when she was fatally struck by the SUV. The car had a human operator behind the wheel but was in computer control mode at the time of the crash.

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DNC Bars Fox News From Hosting 2020 Primary Debates

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez cites a report in the New Yorker about close ties between the Trump administration and the conservative cable news network.

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Second Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Census Citizenship Question Plans

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A second federal judge has issued a court ruling against the administration’s plans to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen in the 2020 census.

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Paul Manafort Sentencing: What You Need To Know

By Ryan Lucas

On Thursday, a federal judge will tell the president’s former campaign chairman how much time in prison he must serve and how much money he must pay for bank and tax fraud.

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Oil Spill In Solomon Islands Threatens World Heritage Site

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A ship ran aground more than a month ago, and a gash on its side is leaking oil. There’s growing outrage that the companies responsible are not taking action to stop the environmental destruction.

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R. Kelly Taken Into Custody Over Unpaid Child Support

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The 52-year-old singer was detained in Cook County, Ill., after a court hearing over unpaid child support. Earlier court documents showed he owes more than $160,000 in back child support payments.

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Crypto Mystery: Quadriga’s Wallets Are Empty, Putting Fate Of $137 Million In Doubt

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Six digital wallets used by the Quadriga cryptocurrency exchange were expected to hold millions. But they were emptied out last April, “bringing the balances down to nil.”

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Former Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn Released From Japanese Jail

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A Tokyo court granted the ex-Chairman and CEO of Nissan bail after nearly four months in jail following his November arrest on charges of corruption.

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U.N. Rights Chief Warns Of Threats From Inequality

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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cautioned that the growing global disparity in wealth, and access to resources and justice, poses risks.

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Despite Trump’s Promises, The Trade Deficit Is Only Getting Wider

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President Trump has pushed tariffs to cut the trade gap. But the United States bought more from other countries than it sold to them last year, pushing the deficit to a level not seen since 2008.

Ash Wednesday Brings A ‘Welcome Honesty’ To Discussions About Mortality

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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. It’s historically a time of repentance. But more and more, churches are also using it to reflect on mortality itself.

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‘We’re Leaving Out Of Necessity’: Venezuelans Top List Of Asylum-Seekers In Spain

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Spain has recorded more than 255,000 Venezuelans living in the country, with estimates even higher, as families flee the South American country in deep crisis.

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White Supremacist Propaganda At ‘Record-Setting’ Levels, ADL Report Finds

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Hate groups are increasingly relying on flyers to spread their message without publicly revealing the identity of their members.

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One Reason Rural Students Don’t Go To College: Colleges Don’t Go To Them

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“People tend to overlook the rural areas,” says David Hochstetler, a high school senior in rural Michigan. “I think it’s kind of disappointing because some able students could get looked over.”

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China’s Close Government-Business Ties Are A Key Challenge In U.S. Trade Talks

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The Big Unanswered Questions After Michael Cohen’s Capitol Hill Marathon

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Woman Who Left U.S. To Join ISIS Denied Request To Expedite Her Case To Return

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Former New York Mayor Bloomberg Decides Against 2020 Presidential Bid

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The billionaire businessman — who has been a Republican, a Democrat and an independent — is not running for president in a field growing more crowded by the day.

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Announces He Will Resign

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Gottlieb, who will resign in a month, stood out in the Trump administration for his efforts to regulate the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries. The reasons for his resignation are not yet clear.

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